Button



F. R. WHITE v BUTTON Filed Feb. 8, 1924 22 illllllll Z5 INVENTOR frankLin 1?. White ATTORNEYS Patented June 3, 1924.,

UNITED STATES PTENT OFFICEQV' BUTTON COMPANY, OF WATERBURY,

NECTIC'U T.

CONNECTICUT, A. CORPORATION OF CON- BUTTON.

Application filed February 8, 1924. Serial No. 691,387.

T 0 (ZZZ whom it may concern. I

Be it known that I, FRANKLIN R. WHITE, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Waterbury, in the county of New Haven and State ofConnecticut, have made and invented certain new and-useful I111-provements in Buttons, of which the following is a specification. Y

My invention relates to type which are attached to cloth or othermaterial by a-metallic fastener, the actual attachment being preferablyaccomplished by use of an automatic button attaching machine.

The formation of buttons by a heading or swedging process from acontinuous length of wire has been found to be extremely economical, inthat no scrap whatever is produced, and, further, a very high rate ofproduction may be maintained. Further, the forming of buttons by meansof a header produces a very desirable button, in that it is made upentirely of one piece of metal.

In the forming of buttons by the heading process, it has been found thatthe best results are obtained and the most desirable button producedwhen a comparatively soft metal is used, such as zinc or aluminum. Thesesoft metals, however, have heretofore required that the metallicfastener be also formed of a soft metal. It is accordingly an object ofmy invention to provide a button formed by the heading process whereinthe fastener-receiving chamber is lined or reinforced by a hard steelanchor, so that the usual and inexpensive, although satisfactory, typeof steel fastener may be used.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, my invention consists inthe improved button illustrated in the accompanying drawings andhereinafter described and claimed, and in such variations andmodifications thereof as will be obvious to those skilled in the art towhich my invention relates, it being understood that changes may be madewithin the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spiritthereof.

The preferred embodiment of my invention is disclosed in theaccompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in longitudinal vertical section of a buttonembodying the characteristic features of my invention, the anchor beingillustrated in elevation;

buttons of that I Figure 2 is a similar view illustrating the buttonattached to a cloth or other material by means of the metallic fastener;

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view ofthe finished button, 4 I

Figure 415 a view in vertical-sectionofa button having a somewhatmodified form of anchor or steel lining; and t Figure 5 is a View inelevation of this latter form' of anchor.

Referring specifically-to the several views, wherein similar referencenumerals designate' corresponding parts throughout, my improved buttonis composed of a head 11 from which, as illustrated in Figure 1,projects the integral hub forming portion 12. This hub forming portion12 is illustrated in Figure 1 and as produced by a heading ma,- chine isprovided with a cylindrical chamber 13 therein of approximately straightwalls and in which is placed the steel anchor or die I 14. The lowerextremity 15 of the die or anchor is of restricted diameter, so that thehub forming portion 12 may be swedged or compressed inwardly to form thehub 16, as illustrated in Figure 2. The swedging of the hub formingportion 12 causes the metal of the lower portion to flow partiallyacross the lower extremity of the anchor as at 17, which metal, togetherwith the tapering formation of the die or anchor itself and the taperingwalls of a completed hub, securely locks and binds the anchor inplace.'The anchor includes the customary restricted throat 18 and the enlargedfastener-receiving chamber 19. This anchor thereby provides a hardmetal-or steel lining for the in-' terior walls of the hub orfastener-receiving chamber. Thus I am able to provide a button formed bythe heading process and composed of soft and readily workable metal suchas zinc or aluminum, or some alloy, and to fasten the button to thegarment by means of a steel or hard metal tack which insures thepermanency of the fastening of the button to the garment.

A somewhat modified form of my invention is disclosed in Figures 4 and5, wherein the hollow hub 20 is provided with a steel -or hard metalanchor 21, the latter being provided with the substantially straight orcylindrical side walls 22. The metal of the hub 20 has been flowedbeneath the bottom of the anchor as at 23, thus securely locking theanchor in place. The anchor is in this instance provided with anupturned flange 24 adjacent the opening extending therein, so that asthe steel fastener 25 is forcibly driven into the anchor the end 26 ofthe tastener Will be overturned and brought down against and behind therim 52,4 and thereby permanently locking the two together.

While I am aware that it is not new to provide a steel anchor in,connection with a button made up of several parts, as I have beenproducing buttons by this methodlor a great many years, yet i do believeit to be new and original with me to provide a button produced by theheading process and formed of soft metal and to reinforce and line thehollow hub thereof with steel walls so that a metal fastener may be usedwhich is formed of material considerably harder than that of which thebody of the button is formed and I accordingly claim the following to benew and original with me:

1. -A' button formed of comparatively soft metal and comprising aonepiece head and hub, the said hub provided with a chamber thereinhaving an opening leading thereto, an anchor formed of comparativelyhard metal located Within said chamber and provided with an openingaligning with the openingleading into the said hub, said anchor providedwith an enlarged fastener-receiving recess, the side walls or "said hubcompressed against the side walls of said an chor and holding the samein place.

2. A button formed of comparatively soft metal comprising a one-piecehead and hollow hub, an anchor formed of comparatively hard metal.located Within said hollow hub the walls of said hub tapering towardtheir lower extremity and compressed against the walls of the anchor andpermanently locking the'sanle in place.

Signed at lVaterbury in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticutthis 6th day of February A. D. 1924.

FRANKLIN R. VHITE.

VVit-nesses:

E. M. MORTON, L. Base.

